Published March 1, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Extraction of a weak phase from B→D(*)π

  • 1. Enrico Fermi Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
  • 2. HEP Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)

Description

To observe CP-violating asymmetries through the interference of a weaker amplitude with a stronger one in B0→D(*)π and B-bar0→D(*)π decays, one must collect enough events that the intensity associated with the weaker amplitude would be statistically significant. We show that, provided the weaker amplitude is measured separately in B±→D(*)±π0 decays, the time-integrated approach requires around 2.5x108 BB(bar sign) pairs for measurements of the weak phase sin(2β+γ) with an uncertainty of 0.05 or better. We also determine the optimal conditions for precise 2β+γ measurements and discuss the possibilities for resolving a discrete ambiguity

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 054025-054025.9
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society